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Making More
• Salaries for transport managers and distribution managers are rising well ahead of the rate of inflation and the national average management wage, according to a major new......
Industry Prepares Ti Beat Dockers
• As Commercial Motor went to press on Tuesday, hauliers were bracing themselves for a national dock strike. Most hauliers we spoke to seem to favour the Government's line on......
Battlefield Road's Elm Bill
• Environmental objections have cost the country £7 million and put back the planned new Al-M1 link by at least a year, says Roads and Traffic Minister Peter Bottomley.......
Air Delays Hit Trucks
• Truck drivers delivering loads to UK airports face elays from a new Government-ordered security crackdown. Last week Transport Secretary Paul Channon unveiled plans to improve......
Bigger On The Drawbar
• The first British-built drawbar combination to follow the high-volume Philips concept has entered operation with Durham-based Barnfather. Pulled by a short-cab Leyland Daf......